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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Mira Books
Publication date April 21, 2015
Pages 400
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780778318521
ISBN-10 0778318524
Dimensions 1.10 by 5.40 by 8.30 in.
Availability§ Publication Cancelled
Original list price $14.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

"My name is Layla, and I was  born under an unlucky star." 

So begins the story of Layla Roy, a woman who has defied the fates. Despite being born under an inauspicious horoscope, she is raised to be educated and independent by her eccentric grandfather, Dadamoshai. And, by cleverly manipulating the hand fortune has dealt her, she has even found love with Manik Deb—a man betrothed to another. All were minor miracles in India that spring of 1943, when young women's lives were predetermined—if not by the stars, then by centuries of family tradition and social order. 

Layla's life as a newly married woman takes her away from home and into the jungles of Assam, where the world's finest tea thrives on plantations run by native labor and British efficiency. But her remote home is not safe from the powerful changes sweeping India on the heels of the Second World War. Their colonial society is at a tipping point, and Layla and Manik find themselves caught in a perilous racial divide that threatens their very lives. 

 

"Patel's remarkable debut effortlessly transports readers back to India on the brink of independence…fans of romantic women's fiction will be enchanted by Teatime for the Firefly's enthralling characters, exotic setting, and evocative writing style."  

—Booklist, starred review



Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780778317050
 
from Mira Books (September 17, 2013)
9780778317050 | details & prices | 400 pages | List price $24.95
Paperback
Book cover for 9780778315476 Book cover for 9781410466860
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Mira Books (April 21, 2015)
9780778318521 | details & prices | 400 pages | 5.40 × 8.30 × 1.10 in. | List price $14.95
About: "My name is Layla, and I was  born under an unlucky star.
Large print edition from Kennebec Large Print (May 9, 2014)
9781410466860 | details & prices | 615 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.26 lbs | List price $26.99
About: Layla Roy has defied the fates.
from Mira Books (September 24, 2013)
9780778315476 | details & prices | 427 pages | 5.38 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $15.95

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